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Virtualizing and Tuning Large Scale Java Platforms

Emad Benjamin

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Virtualizing and Tuning Large-Scale Java Platforms Technical best practices and real-world tips for...

iF DESIGN

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The Free Guide to Product Design, Communication Design, Packaging Design, Interior Architecture and...

Deborah (162 KP) rated Ashenden in Books

Dec 21, 2018

I really thought this sounded like the kind of book that would be right up my street, but unfortunately I found it didn't meet my expectation and was, in all in all, a bit of a disappointment.

It's the story of a country house, built in the Palladian style, and the people who live in it. To be honest, I found it rather dreary and depressing and the house never really seems properly loved and seen in all its glory. Each chapter is a separate short story or vignette, often trying to link characters from one to the other to try and keep a sense of continuity, but not always working. So many of the character were just plain unpleasant and if there was someone you did want to know something more about, well you are bound to be disappointed. Life isn't all roses, but this just seemed to have too much unhappiness and misfortune in it. also, some of the architecture of the house is described in great detail, but I never felt it strong enough to be a 'character' in the book as I expected.